Following the recent removal of some four soldiers, from the Speaker of Parliament’s office, a group calling itself Crossfire Ghana has written to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Crossfire Ghana; in a statement release, is calling on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to intervene in the security brouhaha surrounding the of Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin.
In the release, Crossfire Ghana stated that, “We all know the current state of affairs of our Parliament and the vociferous nature of the current speaker especially in fighting to make Parliament truly independent against the best expectations of the Executive,” it said, expressing surprise at the reasons adduced”.
The statement added that, “If indeed the reason behind this action as stipulated is to regularize the attachment, should the men be withdrawn at the peril of the security of the Speaker before the said regularization can be carried out”?
The statement, which was signed by the Group’s Convener, Nana Osei Tutu further stressed that, as a result of the high regard for democracy in the country, no arm of government should “be handled in any way that jeopardize these key national concerns. It is in this respect we condemn the withdrawal of the Speaker’s armed forces security in no uncertain terms especially because it is likely to put the security of the Speaker at risk”.
Crossfire Ghana cautioned that, “As we all know the security personnel were sent there based on professional and security advice. Now obviously their withdrawal has created a security vacuum and we wish to call on the president who is the commander in chief of the Ghana Armed Force to step in as early as possible to avert any security threat to the Speaker of parliament”.
Background.
The Ghana Armed Forces recently removed Some four (4) soldiers who were attached to the Office of the Speaker of Parliament.
The Office of the Chief Of Staff, in a statement release states that, “The undernamed military personnel were attached to the Office of the Rt Honorable Speaker of Parliament without the proper procedure” .
According to the statement, the withdrawal of the soldiers, was to regularized the attachment of the soldiers to the Speaker’s Office.
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